Ohio Admin. Code 3745-104-26 - Program three prevention program: operating procedures
(A) The owner or
operator shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide
clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered
process consistent with the process safety information referenced in rule
3745-104-24
of the Administrative Code and shall
address
that addresses at least the
following elements.
:
(1) Steps for each
operating phase:
(a) Initial startup;
.
(b) Normal operations;
.
(c) Temporary operations;
.
(d) Emergency shutdown including the
conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of
shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency
shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner.
(e) Emergency operations;
.
(f) Normal shutdown; and
.
(g) Startup following a turnaround, or after
an emergency shutdown.
(2) Operating limits:
(a) Consequences of deviation; and
.
(b) Steps required to correct or avoid
deviation.
(3) Safety
and health considerations:
(a) Properties of,
and hazards presented by, the chemicals used in the process;
.
(b) Precautions necessary to prevent exposure
to any person, public receptor or environmental receptor, including engineering
controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment;
.
(c) Control measures to be taken if physical
contact or airborne exposure occurs;
.
(d)
Quality control for raw materials and control of hazardous chemical inventory
levels; and
.
(e) Any
special or unique hazards of the process or regulated substance.
(4) Safety systems and their
functions.
(B) Operating
procedures shall be readily accessible to employees who work in or maintain a
process.
(C) The operating
procedures shall reflect current operating practice, including changes that
result from changes in process chemicals, technology, and equipment, and
changes to stationary sources and be certified annually
by the owner or operator that these procedures are current and accurate .
The owner or operator shall certify annually that
these operating procedures are current and accurate.
(D) The owner or operator shall develop and
implement safe work practices, applicable to employees
and contractor employees, to provide for the control of hazards during
operations and for the control over entrance into a stationary source by
maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel.
These safe work practices shall apply to employees
and contractor employees.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3753.02
Rule Amplifies: 3753.02, 3753.03, 3753.04
Prior Effective Dates: 08/13/1999, 01/08/2010
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